§ 19-13-33.Meetings; quorum; reimbursement for expenses
Chapter 13. Family Violence · Article 3. State Commission on Family Violence · Last amended 1996 · Last verified October 9, 2026
Full Text of § 19-13-33
Plain-English Summary
This short section governs how the State Commission on Family Violence meets. The commission must hold regular meetings at least once every calendar quarter. Beyond that floor, the chair or a majority of the members may call special meetings, and the commission chooses when and where in Georgia it meets.
The members themselves decide what counts as a quorum for doing business. The statute sets no number, so the commission fixes it.
Finally, members may be reimbursed for expenses they incur on commission business out of public or private grants, devises or bequests the commission receives. The word is “may,” so reimbursement from those sources is permitted, not promised. This sits alongside § 19-13-32, which separately sets the expense allowances for legislative, citizen and state-employee members, and § 19-13-34, which gives the commission the power to accept grants, devises and bequests in the first place. The section has not been amended since 1996.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often does the Georgia Commission on Family Violence meet?
At least once every calendar quarter. Those regular quarterly meetings are the minimum the statute requires. The commission decides the times and the places in Georgia where it meets, and it can hold additional special meetings when the chairperson or a majority of the members call them. Nothing in this section caps how often it may meet.
Who can call a special meeting of the commission?
Either the chairperson or a majority of the commission’s members. The statute gives both routes, so a majority of members can call a special meeting even if the chair does not. Special meetings are in addition to the regular meetings the commission must hold at least once every calendar quarter.
What is the quorum for the State Commission on Family Violence?
The statute doesn’t set one. It leaves the quorum for transacting business to be determined by the members of the commission, so the number comes from the commission’s own decision rather than from this section. Anyone who needs the current figure would look to the commission’s own rules or records, not to the Code.
Can commission members be reimbursed from grant money?
Yes, they may be. Members may be reimbursed for expenses incurred while conducting commission business from public or private grants, devises or bequests the commission receives. Under § 19-13-34, the commission has the power to accept those grants, devises and bequests.
Does the commission have to meet in Atlanta?
No. The commission meets at the times and at the designated places in the state that it determines. Nothing in this section ties it to a particular city, so it may meet in different parts of Georgia, so long as it holds regular meetings at least once every calendar quarter.
Amendment History
Laws 1992, p. 1810, § 1; Laws 1996, p. 449, § 3.